I carried Bailey out to the spot you see, so that she wouldn't poop at the bottom of the stairs, and then step in it.
She usually stops there, at the bottom of the stairs, I swear. I thought I had a moment. Oh, I feel so stupid. No apparent harm done.
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Hi, just someone who is plagued by GT's rule of no 'free' email addresses, glad you have a blog so I can reply!
First, I am no vet, just someone with some views, experience and opinions of my own.
I reaaally don't reccommend a chiropractic right now. You nor your vet know what's wrong. If it ain't broken, don't fix it, or in this case, if you don't know why it's broken, don't try to fix it yet. But of course some pain meds and rest won't hurt her! Her symptoms sound like a disc problem, in which case the heating pad would help, and a chiropractor could seriously injure her. I will second the GTer who mentioned cervical disc disease. I had a Corgi who has disc disease (5 y/o, living in a Corgi retirement home, but rehomed due to his increasing needs that we could not fulfill, he couldn't use stairs, we have 3 flights of stairs. got grumpy and attacked our other Whippets, now he is with other Corgis so they just "get" him! doing VERY well now) This sounds very familiar:
CERVICAL: The hallmark of cervical disc disease is neck pain. The muscles in the neck are tense or quivering, the nose is often pointed toward the ground, muscle tremors may be palpated in the neck and shoulder areas, the back may be arched, and there is reluctance to move the head from side to side or to lift the chin and look up.Pain is elicited when the head is moved or the muscles in the neck are palpated. Posturing with the nose held close to the ground may result in arching of the back. Weakness or paralysis of all four limbs or lateralization to one side may be present, but often is not. A nerve root running to one front leg may become "pinched" leading to lameness or reluctance to place weight on the leg. The pain can be persistent and unrelenting or it may be intermittent. Due to the pain, a dog is usually less active - reluctant to jump, play, or go on walks. Many dogs are content to lay and sleep most of the day and may hide. Sometimes a dog will have a diminished appetite or may back away from the food bowl while attempting to eat. Dogs with cervical disc extrusions will often be quite vocal in demonstrating pain, especially when picked up. At times, seemingly unprovoked, they may cry out unexpectedly.
Perhaps try some back/neck x-rays to rule it out?
Also, I'm sure you know, but if she's like most dogs, the more you gag when you open a can of dog food, the more she'll like it. Probably why they eat poop ;)
All the best and (gentle) hugs to Bailey!
Thanks Mia. Bailey's had x-rays, and two MRI's. There is no herniated disk or cancer. I agree that chiropractic is not the way I'm going to go. I did start her on acupuncture this week. Right now she's on doxycycline, even though Doc thinks what we have here is the GME Menengitis. I want to rule out a TBD before having her anesthetized for a spinal tap.
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